In addition of just visiting the city, we want to make you understand Lisbon, the different civilizations that have passed through it and the vestiges of all these civilizations, come from there and feel like a “alfacinha” (nick name of lisbonners).
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Parque das Nações is Lisbon’s most modern district, transformed from an industrial area into a vibrant waterfront space during Expo 98. It features contemporary architecture, cultural attractions, and scenic river views, offering a contrast to Lisbon’s historic neighborhoods. Visitors can explore the Lisbon Oceanarium, one of Europe’s largest aquariums, the Telecabine cable car, and the futuristic Vasco da Gama Bridge. The area is also home to the Altice Arena, a venue for concerts and events, as well as green spaces perfect for walking or cycling along the Tagus River. With trendy restaurants, shopping at Vasco da Gama Mall, and family-friendly activities, Parque das Nações is an ideal destination for a modern Lisbon experience.
Alfama, the oldest Lisbon quarter, this old Medina with small rows and alleys, a perfect defensive system during the Arabah period in Portugal from the 8th to the 12th century, after the Christian reconquest the Arab civilization that lived here were moved to the “Mouraria” neighborhood. Discover Alfama is plunged in the Portuguese authenticity, Fado, the most typical and charismatic Portuguese music, was born in this pour neighborhood in the midst of this melancholy of the Portuguese whom they called “saudade”.
Then we will visit Lisbon’s downtown, “Baixa” and understand the importance of the terrible earthquake of 1755 and what the same did and change the Portuguese minds and even in the Portuguese architecture. Buildings were built in a completely different way, wider streets and lots of squares, already predicting that something like that could happen again, even with a type of anti-seismic construction of the sec. XVIII, Marquis de Pombal, the statesman responsible for the reconstruction of Lisbon as well as all the economic and social changes born after the earthquake.
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